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Record details

BirdPix:   38226
Province:   other
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1821BD
Observer:   Fincham J.E.; Jo Hobbs
Date of record:   2016-11-19
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The juvenile with an adult is especially interesting.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   306
Species name:   Rynchops flavirostris
Common name:   African Skimmer -- Waterploeer
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   African Skimmer
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-38226
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 38226 - photo: 1
VM-number: 38226 - photo: 2
VM-number: 38226 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Cameron Meyer
Comment:  
Date:   2017-06-20 07:51:06
Species name:   Rynchops flavirostris -- African Skimmer; Waterploeer
Species code:   306

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